Similiarities in style of Whitman and Dickenson Poems
neither use conventional rhyme or meter
What are stanzas?
similar to paragraphs, groupings of lines in poetry
Give an example of a metaphor from one of Dickinson's poems
Comparing the soul to a queen in "The Soul Selects her own Society"
Give an example of a metaphor from one of Whitman's poems
Compares himself to a spotted hawk in Song of Myself 52
What is slant rhyme?
close, but not exact rhyming sound, an "almost rhyme"
Give an example of a slant rhyme from Dickinson
one, attention from The Soul Selects...
What is free verse?
poetry without rhyme or meter, random wording without structure
Give an example of 3 elements of free verse from a Whitman poem.
alliteration-repetition of consonant sounds, "I understand the large hearts of heroes"
onomatopoeia-words that sound like their meaning, "crack"
parallel structure- repetition of phrases/sentences that have the same grammatical structure: "Again the long roll of the drummers, Again the attacking cannon mortars"
What is a catalog poem?
list of things, people or events that are related somehow
Give an example of one of Whitman's catalog poems
I Hear America Singing
Lit Book P. 318 #3, copy and complete the poetic device chart.
alliteration: "lank loose-gown'd women look'd"
assonance: "thinn'd with the ooze of my skin"
Imagery: "fanshaped exposion"
onomatopoeia: "Again gurgles the mouth"
parallel structure: "how he follow'd with them and tack'd with them three days"
Lit Book P. 356 #1 Analyzing Dickinson: In a short answer using complete sentences, agree or disagree with critic Northrop Frye's statement about Dickinson's poetry.
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